Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-30
Of TIE MINER.-
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
News From the Rich Mines on the
Way to Basin City.

BASIN CRY, April 25.-1n travelling
through Elk Park one encounters, at this
season of the year, the most .fearfully d.
lapidated roads ever experienced IN the
history OF Montana. Frank w. Rowley
pulls the ribbons over the magnificent
stock of the G. & S. line between Butte
and Helena. Ever courteous to his pas
sengers and always faithful to his trust, he
may be depended upon. Mr.. Ed. Corbin
has put the canyon road in excellent re-
pair, preparatory to stocking the route
with the old time Concord coaches with
tours and SKIES.
AT ~wooDvILLE.
The coach stopped long enough for me
to examine the Stormy North, a mine
owned by John H. Cabbage and Charles Il.
kinman. The shaft is now down ~ ieet.
A crosscut has been made from hanging to
loot walls. The actual width of the vein
is nearly 100 feet. The mine carries cop
per. c%arbonates and silver. Native copper
is often encountered in the workings. Hem
attic is found in abundance. Very many
assays show from 10 to 35 ozs. across the
vein. This mine is contiguous to the Major
Budd on the east, and parallel to the Sill
yer King, Hannibal and Sierra Madre,
owned by your fellow townsman, Col. II.
Il. Horst. The Major Budd, with it's pres.
ent force, is turning GU still richer ores
than heretofore reported.
IN THE CANYON.
Frank Mahoney and Walter Donahue
will start the Montana Central tunnel
Just above Arastra hill in Elk Park Canyon
on the 2Sth. D. M. ellis will act as SHIFT
boss. twenty-five m N will be employed
nm A. .:l.A lz..- -L:g% oftor 0offinO into
the approach. About six dump carts vii!
be used on each shift, and the work forced
to completion expeditiously. The grade
down the CANYON from Woodville will be
On the north side, and t~ressels, cuts and
heavy excavations will be necessary.
THROUGH TIL PARK
everything seems desolate. The stage COM
pany alone are running teams. There is no
bottom to be found, and q saddle blanket
thrown carelessly down would be mlred IN
three seconds. Colonel Floyd, Postmaster
and merchant, has sent his stock (cattle)
over to one of his ranches. John Chllds
and the Handbook Brothers band OF l37
cattle are ~rustling in the foot bills, but are
all IN excellent condition. There is not a
cord OF wood to be seen in the little town,
and Tor over two months not Il load has
crossed this sea OF slush, snow and
DOING A SADDLE ACT,
lstruck the Kit Carson mine, owned by x
governor Hauser, and superintendent by
Aobert Gibbons, also a part owner. This
ulne is under most excellent man
sgement, is well developed, and but
very recently shipped seven tons OF
ore taken from a new level. The
mass assayed by battery $4,000. In
snls locality, the ore carries gold as we'll az
silver. Placers have been worked and
pfospectors are now handling the surface
sr"n"d. Among the latest discoveries one
THE sEoRGIANA,
ma owned by Il. w. Noyes and partner.
me shaft is down but 10 feet on q vein
leet wide, carrying 3 inches OF white tale
al the loot wall. The rich pay streak is
bbnoGt 3 feet in width and assays into the
tuhdreds very often, but generally COOS but
Groh so to 1870 ounces. Adjoining the
CCueorglana is another claim, owned by
hhoISSnel Horst and one partner. This
taouy OF ore is evidently situated on a con.
m rrue vein, but carries a different class OF
JsWmeral. In all probability this portion OF
so na County will eventually develop
ciSn OF the richest properties on the Pa
don. ,1pe. Very much prospecting will be
'ne 'he present season.
IN AT BASIN CITY.
booe railroads are giving the town e.
verv oradlng is going on rapidly n
ling bhany men are continuously patron
exne nooeis and saloons. Hopkins, the
-f'ss and stage agent alao reatauranteur